Jonathan Vieker

I live in Kirksville, MO.

Below are a few resources I’ve collected for possible reference by interested parties during my interview at Truman State on June 8, 2022.

Our jobs will always ask for more.

Letting go of perfectionism is a challenge, but like all bad habits, it’s easier to drop if we replace it with something else.

Perfectionism is costly.

The customer/client/student has a problem, and they’ve brought that problem to us.

A couple years ago, I volunteered at MOMOM, an annual free dental clinic that takes place over a weekend and travels around the state of Missouri, serving the underserved.

Our inner critic is powerful.

Psychologist Amos Tversky said that, and it's true.

We talk a lot about Future You, who has to live with the consequences of Present You’s decisions.

It’s easy to feel guilty about taking break from work, whether it’s a a 3:00 PM walk or a weeklong vacation.

The first time you try something new, you’re not going to do it very well.

At a friend’s recommendation, I recently tried a service called Focusmate.

When I find myself procrastinating on a big project, it’s often because I don’t remember where I left things last time or what needs to be done next.

Decisions are hard for many of us.

We’re not good at walking away from our work.

The urgent would like your attention, please.

Sandra Boynton is the Shakespeare of board books.

Many of us keep a mental list of “things to fix” in our lives, from saving more for retirement to cutting back on coffee.

Two months ago, I signed up for a webinar about my state pension.

It can take weeks to get an important meeting together.

What needs to be true for us to start our work?

Most of us don’t really choose our hobbies.

Daily planning, as useful as it is, can create tension between Present You and Future You.

What do we do with our mistakes?

I bought a Fitbit recently, and it tells me an awful lot.

There’s a lot of writing on the internet—some of it mine—about how overcommitted most of us are.

When you’re upset, it’s worth considering what your situation would look like to someone who deals with that kind of crisis professionally.

Start anyway.

Most of us are in planning/reflection mode this time of year, and as 2021 begins, we’re eager to make lasting positive changes in our lives.

What a year. 2020 has been so difficult that it’s hard to find anything nice to say about it.

Next week, I’ll take my twice-annual Think Days.

There’s an approach to work that’s common among top freelancers in many fields.

“I feel overwhelmed, so I must be in over my head.”

Thanksgiving is the holiday of gratitude.

At the very beginning of a new project, keep your standards low.

There are right and wrong ways to say “no.”

Last spring, I took on a leadership position at work.

I wrote a couple weeks ago about my recent productivity slump.

It’s a basic truth of life that what we focus on helps determine the quality of our lives.

I’ve been in a productivity slump for the last three weeks.

In hard times, we’re tempted to focus only on survival.

When we’re facing a tough problem, it can feel we’re on our own.

Yesterday started off as a very unproductive day for me.

Each branch of the US military maintains a reading list: a list of books that are considered recommended or required reading for service members in that branch.

When I’m drowning in email—which happens most weekdays—I write out the following on my daily plan: ☐ Process office email (5) This means I’m going to read the 5 oldest emails in my inbox and either reply or archive each one, extracting any tasks along the…

A major trait of highly effective people is a posture of intentionality—of living one’s life in alignment with one’s deepest values.

I used to think that being really organized was a prerequisite to being highly productive.

For most career destinations, there's at least one existing path.

In our quest for a meaningful life, we need both knowledge and wisdom.